Hi, ive got this piece of script:

echo "Enter your full name" (i.e. first and last name)
read name
echo "Hello Mr.(last name only)

How do i split the string so that it says hello and then only displays the surname entered? The user has to be able to enter their name all on one line. i know im meant to use the awk command but im a noob at this. Any help you can give me would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Phil

this doesn't mean you need to use awk. the "cut" command maybe enough for your needings. read the manpage of "cut" and tryout some examples...

try 'read first last', which will split the input on ' ', giving you the first word in $first and the rest of the input in $last

Hmmm, ive just asked a friend and he reckons its meant to be something like this:

echo "Please enter your full name:"
read name
echo "$name | awk'{print"Hello Mr.", $2}

This doesnt actually work, but am i on the right lines? im not trying to split a file, just the string.

Is that wrong then? Thanks v. much for the quick reply.

why are you tryin to use "awk" if other commands also work?

'read first last'? Sorry im new to this, could you explain a bit more pls?

The only reason im using awk is because i was advised that was the best way to do this..... Is there another easier way??